Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and … (EITC) over the last two decades. The largest of these changes increased family income by as much as 20%, or approximately …

Past estimates of the effect of family income on child development have often been plagued by endogeneity and … (EITC) over the last two decades. The largest of these changes increased family income by as much as 20%, or approximately … disadvantaged families and are robust to a variety of alternative specifications. -- family income ; poverty ; educational …

the family tree structure of the PSID to examine two claims found in the literature: whether being early in the birth … family fixed effects estimations, we find that being first-born confers a significant educational advantage that persists … when considering earnings; being last-born confers none. -- birth order ; family size ; education …